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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49699

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: filemap: Handle sibling entries in filemap_get_read_batch() If a read races with an invalidation followed by another read, it is possible for a folio to be replaced with a higher-order folio. If that happens, we'll see a sibling entry for the new folio in the next iteration of the loop. This manifests as a NULL pointer dereference while holding the RCU read lock. Handle this by simply returning. The next call will find the new folio and handle it correctly. The other ways of handling this rare race are more complex and it's just not worth it.

Products
linux
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.18.14-1
CVEs
CVE-2022-49699
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 15:07 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49699

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Feb 2025, 07:01 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: filemap: Handle sibling entries in filemap_get_read_batch() If a read races with an invalidation followed by another read, it is possible for a folio to be replaced with a higher-order folio. If that happens, we'll see a sibling entry for the new folio in the next iteration of the loop. This manifests as a NULL pointer dereference while holding the RCU read lock. Handle this by simply returning. The next call will find the new folio and handle it correctly. The other ways of handling this rare race are more complex and it's just not worth it.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49699

linux

Fixed versions: 5.18.14-1

linux

Fixed versions: 5.18.14-1

linux

Fixed versions: 5.18.14-1

Complete source record
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